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Prince Charles' official gifts range from jewellery to sand

London, January 15 (ANI): Prince Charles and wife Camilla have compiled a list of more than 250 gifts, ranging from jewellery to sand, presented to them during their official overseas trips last year.

Clarence House revealed that the royal couple presents from Trinidad and Tobago in March included a plastic seat cover, a key ring, three ties, a pot of organic honey, numerous paintings, an alarm clock, and two sarongs.

While travelling St Lucia and Montserrat, the pair accepted a framed painting, a bottle of rum, a box of Montserrat volcanic ash, and black sand, along with bookmarks, five books and a cocoa stick, reports the Sun.The Sultan, in Brunei, marked friend Charles' 60th birthday with a remarkable gold watch while Camilla added a necklace and earrings to her list.

Other gifts included an ever-sharp pencil, a bag of his apples, two packets of a herbal brew, folded paper, an incense burner, a sachet of health drink, a model turtle and more books. (ANI)

Prince Harry under fire for racist 'Paki' jibe video

London, January 11 (ANI): Prince Harry has sparked fury after a home video containing his racist remarks against fellow comrades emerged.The third in line to the throne, who is honing his flying skills to become a pilot of the meanest attack machine in the British Army, was said to have invited trouble as he called an Asian officer "our little Paki friend".The royal, in a light-hearted manner, apparently told another cadet, who was wearing a camouflage veil off.....
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